Crossword Challenge Puzzle 586 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 586? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Opposite of vowel”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 586: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “School sessions”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Opposite of vowel”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
Clues look the way they do in the game. Tap Hint for a nudge or Answer to see the letters. The fully solved grid is below the hints.
Top row
These sit along the top edge and every answer runs down.
OPPOSITE OF VOWEL
1Opposite of vowel
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ S _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
CONSONANT
DELAYED
2Delayed
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Solving “Nuclear test” first gives you its third letter.
LATE
-m
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-m”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AT
-vel
4___WER
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-vel” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
SHO
AFTER R
5After r
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after R.
S
HAPPEN-ING
6Happen-ing
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of “___LYSIS”.
EVENT
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “In debt”.
SODA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SCHOOL SESSIONS
8School sessions
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
C _ _ S _ _ S. Solving “After r” first gives you its fifth letter.
CLASSES
PROMISE
9Promise
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
OATH
NUCLEAR TEST
10Nuclear test
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Nuclear test” to its initials.
NT
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _. Check the third letter against “CREDIT ____”.
SEC
ODD
12Odd
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Odd.
O
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. N _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Bacon slice”.
NORTH
HOME COORD-INATES
14Home coord-inates
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. Its fifth letter is shared with “Cleaned with water”.
ADDRESS
NOT YES
15Not yes
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits N _. The second square is also part of “Smell”.
NO
JOURNEY
16Journey
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Iceberg”.
TRIP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
VOICE OVER
17Voice over
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
VO
CLEANED WITH WATER
18Cleaned with water
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
W _ _ H _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
WASHED
IN DEBT
19In debt
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. The third square is also part of “Happen-ing”.
OWED
CREDIT ____
20CREDIT ____
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “CREDIT ____”? It fits C _ _ _.
CARD
___LYSIS
21___LYSIS
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___LYSIS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
ANA
BACON SLICE
22Bacon slice
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Empty”.
STRIP
SUPPORT ROLE
23Support role
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Cleaned with water”.
ASST
SMELL
24Smell
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Solving “Not yes” first gives you its third letter.
ODOR
PREOWNED
25Preowned
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Empty”.
USED
_RGENT
26_RGENT
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_RGENT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
U
FOXY
27Foxy
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Yard symbol”.
SLY
EMPTY
28Empty
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Solving “Foxy” first gives you its third letter.
IDLE
ICEBERG
29Iceberg
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Iceberg.
I
YARD SYMBOL
30Yard symbol
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: Y _. Solving “Preowned” first gives you its second letter.
YD
Crossword Challenge Level 586 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 586 solved
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